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Nairobi, Kenyanehawadekar.comJoined May 2012

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For 6 months, and I have been investigating horrendous child sex abuse allegations at , a chain of low-cost, for-profit private schools started by 2 former Harvard grads & funded by Gates, Chan Zuckerberg & Omidyar.
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I spoke with Evan's mom last week. She and Evan's dad and sister are staying strong. But it's hell having a son wrongfully imprisoned in the country they fled. Please join me in demanding their son's immediate release. #IStandwithEvan #FreeEvan
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And finally, congrats to for their Peabody! As a start-up, we were honored to be nominated alongside such an amazing group of heavy hitters in the podcast/radio category. If you haven't listened to The Divided Dial yet, go check it out!
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We won a Peabody for The Divided Dial! Congrats to OTM Executive Producer Katya Rogers, Sound Designer @jaredjaredpaul, Technical Director @munsonmuth, Producer Max Balton, and host Katie Thornton who reported and pitched the series.
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“If you buy a gram of cocaine, it is certain the you’re killing someone in my country. In Mexico.” - Hernandez speaks about the hypocrisy of Western nations distancing themselves from violence in MX, but being the greatest consumers of narcotics.
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"This is not, in other words, the kind of thing that happens all the time, even in a climate of worsening relations between Washington and Moscow. And it could not have occurred without Putin’s personal approval." on Evan Gershkovich:
Countries around the world are demanding the repatriation of plundered art sitting in Western museums. Here's Mongolia's Consul, responding to 's report on Kenya's missing cultural artifacts (a bonus episode to our Dynamite Doug series on Cambodia's looted art.)
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Тухайн улс, соёл иргэншлийн өв соёлын хосгүй үнэт бүтээлүүдийг хулгай, дээрэм, судалгаа нэрийдлээр гадагш зөөсөн соёлын өвүүдээ улс гүрнүүд эргүүлэн авахаар идэвхийлэн хөөцөлдөж байна. Хамгийн сүүлийн жишээ нь Монгол... бишээ Кени Улс идэвхийлэн хөөцөлдөж эхэллээ. twitter.com/ProjectBrazen/…
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Millions trapped in their homes. Bodies litter the streets. The health sector is crumbling. It's the speed of the collapse of Khartoum, Sudan's war-torn capital, that's so dizzying, even by the standards of modern warfare. Hard to believe it was a normal city just last Friday.
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The global call for the repatriation of stolen art grows louder, as Kenya adds its voice.
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My latest podcast for @ProjectBrazen's #DynamiteDoug, examines how #Kenya's art was looted from the country, and how #3Dprinting and #VR gaming are bringing missing cultural artifacts back to its people. But it's no replacement for #repatriation. open.spotify.com/episode/32dEq5
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Kenya wants its missing artifacts back! 👉More than 32,000 Kenyan cultural artifacts, ranging from drinking gourds to tribal belts and ceremonial shields, live in museums around the world, and are largely inaccessible to Kenyan people. Join in this bonus Episode… Show more
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The global call for the repatriation of stolen art grows louder, as Kenya adds its voice. twitter.com/NehaWadekar/st…
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